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title: so did the Pygmies cheer or freak out at the end? — Tanglewood Tales, The Pygmies, part 11… · tree and pragmatics
description: so did the Pygmies cheer or freak out at the end? Test 8 · ★ of lesson 2052 «Tanglewood Tales, The Pygmies, part 11: Hercules fights the giant Antaeus and knocks him down» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; Mova's
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# Test 8 · ★ · Tanglewood Tales, The Pygmies, part 11: Hercules fights th…

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so did the Pygmies cheer or freak out at the end?

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**Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 4 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** Pygmies · **What happens:** do, cheer, freak out · **To what, where:** end

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This is test 8 · ★ of lesson 2052 «Tanglewood Tales, The Pygmies, part 11: Hercules fights the giant Antaeus and knocks him down» of the books course of Mova's primary school. The page gives the question's syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause, then the 4 options as the student saw them, each with its tree and pragmatics. Every text is parsed by Mova itself. How the student answered it, with the score of every option and why: [the test at school](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/school-run/books/2052-pg976-part11/#t8).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:2052-pg976-part11:t8:1
# text = so did the Pygmies cheer or freak out at the end?
1	so	so	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
2	did	do	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	Pygmies	pygmy	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
5	cheer	cheer	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	ccomp	_	_
6	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	freak	freak	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	conj	_	_
8	out	out	ADP	RP	_	7	compound:prt	_	_
9	at	at	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	end	end	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | past |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **cheer** | present | the Pygmies |  |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer |
| 3 | **freak out** | present | the Pygmies *not said here* |  |  |  | at the end |  | vn marvel-31.3 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |

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One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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they shrieked like crazy, screaming along with him until the whole valley was filled with noise

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:2052-pg976-part11:t8:o1:1
# text = they shrieked like crazy, screaming along with him until the whole valley was filled with noise
1	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	shrieked	shriek	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	like	like	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	crazy	crazy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
6	screaming	scream	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	advcl	_	_
7	along	along	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
8	with	with	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	obl	_	_
10	until	until	SCONJ	IN	_	15	mark	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
12	whole	whole	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	valley	valley	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nsubj	_	_
14	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	15	aux:pass	_	_
15	filled	fill	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	advcl	_	_
16	with	with	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
17	noise	noise	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **shriek** | past | they |  |  |  |  | like crazy | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **scream** *speech: express* | gerund | they *not said here* |  |  |  |  | with him *= he*; along *property* | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «NP.location V PP.theme»: agent=Location with he=Theme |
| 3 | **fill** | past · passive |  | the whole valley |  |  |  | with noise | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: subject=Patient with noise=Instrument |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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they cheered loudly for the Giant, hoping he'd win

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:2052-pg976-part11:t8:o2:1
# text = they cheered loudly for the Giant, hoping he'd win
1	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	cheered	cheer	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	loudly	loudly	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
4	for	for	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	Giant	giant	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
8	hoping	hope	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	advcl	_	_
9	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	'd	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	11	aux	_	_
11	win	win	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	ccomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cheer** | past | they |  |  |  |  | for the Giant; loudly *property* | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer |
| 2 | **hope** | gerund | they *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn long-32.2 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme |
| 3 | **win** | would | he |  |  |  |  |  | vn succeed-74-2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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they shrieked like crazy, screaming along with him, then hid in their huts when the splinters flew

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:2052-pg976-part11:t8:o3:1
# text = they shrieked like crazy, screaming along with him, then hid in their huts when the splinters flew
1	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	shrieked	shriek	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	like	like	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	crazy	crazy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
6	screaming	scream	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	advcl	_	_
7	along	along	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
8	with	with	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
11	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	12	advmod	_	_
12	hid	hide	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
13	in	in	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	15	nmod:poss	_	_
15	huts	hut	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	obl	_	_
16	when	when	SCONJ	WRB	_	19	mark	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	splinters	splinter	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	19	nsubj	_	_
19	flew	fly	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	12	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **shriek** | past | they |  |  |  |  | like crazy | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **scream** *speech: express* | gerund | they *not said here* |  |  |  |  | with him *= he*; along *property* | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «NP.location V PP.theme»: agent=Location with he=Theme |
| 3 | **hide** | past | they *not said here* |  |  | their huts | then |  | vn concealment-16-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent in hut=Location |
| 4 | **fly** | past | the splinters |  |  |  |  |  | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 4 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
they shrieked like crazy, screaming along with him

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:2052-pg976-part11:t8:o4:1
# text = they shrieked like crazy, screaming along with him
1	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	shrieked	shriek	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	like	like	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	crazy	crazy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
6	screaming	scream	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	advcl	_	_
7	along	along	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
8	with	with	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **shriek** | past | they |  |  |  |  | like crazy | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **scream** *speech: express* | gerund | they *not said here* |  |  |  |  | with him *= he*; along *property* | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «NP.location V PP.theme»: agent=Location with he=Theme |

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